yeah I knew that the people here can behave irresponsibly but for literally everyone to just walk away from this and be like "yeah, that's fine" is just a testament to how selfish humanity as a whole is.

I like the sound of that free drink for turning in discarded cups and what not. There actually is a financial incentive placed on recycling here in Thailand but I guess it wasn't enough to bring people out to the sand. I think it is a question of reward over effort and since it is some distance and also there is nowhere ever to park at this location, has discouraged the people that would normally collect these things for a bit of pocket money from getting involved.

It's odd to me that this sort of thing only gets addressed if it ends up going viral. The government here doesn't seem to pay attention to any problem unless someone else exposes it to the world and makes the government look bad. Then, like clockwork, the government will act totally surprised and then point the finger at someone else, normally foreigners.